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Mother of baby abandoned in Dorchester trash can charged with attempted murder
1 month ago | By Boston Herald
A woman arrested for allegedly abandoning her newborn in a Dorchester trash can is being charged with attempted murder and reckless endangerment - but the boy has survived the ordeal.
Marie Merisier, 33, was held on $100,000 cash bail after appearing in court Monday.
According to prosecutors, Merisier was working in a 73-year-old man's home in Dorchester Friday when, the man said, she went into the bathroom for an extended period of time, during which he heard noises. She came out, refused medical attention, and left his home, authorities said.
Good Samaritan Silvana Sanchez was walking by...
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Mother charged with attempted murder after newborn was found in trash can
1 month ago | By WCVB
Prosecutors say the newborn boy was inside two knotted plastic grocery bags when he was found in the trash can.
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